Prison Poems
Poems for When a Family Member is in Jail
Prison is the punishment that keeps on taking. Long after the individual has regretted his or her sin and wishes to go back to living a productive life, he must stay in prison wasting his precious years on this earth. Almost anything you take from a man can be given back except time. He can never reclaim the time that was stolen from him. He can never experience his children growing up for they are already grown. He can never experience those precious moments with his wife for most likely she has moved on. Of all the crimes that man commits to go to prison, in most cases our decision to keep him there is worse.
25 Poignant and Heart-wrenching Poems about Prison
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1. My Rage
During my childhood I was badly abused
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and as I grew older, I became the accused.
The beating I took came straight from dad,Featured Shared StoryHi, my name is Lisa. This poem really touched my heart in more ways than I'm even able to say. It brought back so many bad memories that I have tucked away for a long time. Sometimes I wonder...
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2. My Prayer
I feel a tear run down my face
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As I sit in this quiet, lonely place.
I think of you and need you here.
I wipe away my falling tear.Featured Shared StoryI so identify with your testimony. My husband and I have been together 34 years, and have been married for 32 years. He has served 26 years of a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. I...
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3. The Game
Let me tell you about a game I play
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Where I close my eyes and fade away
I float away to a special placeFeatured Shared StoryI wanted to cry when I read this. I didn't realize how often I do this, even throughout the day. This one touched my heart. My husband has been in jail for 3 years. He got 7 years and there...
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4. Without You
All these days and nights without you here,
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It's a little bit more than I can bear.
The days are cold and so very long.Featured Shared StoryThe first time I had a boyfriend, we dated 6 years (basically from when I was in 4th grade until now). Very recently, we broke up because he was always busy, and I hardly saw him. Now that...
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5. Yaz And Orr
My brother was always my best friend,
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We would play sports and we'd just pretend.
I'd hit a homer, a goal he'd score,
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6. Thoughts Of A Convict
Someday the gates will open,
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and once more I'll be free.
A fact that makes me wonder,
"What will become of me?"Featured Shared StoryI am a female who is out on parole. I spent 5 years of my life in prison for my crime. They said my punishment was for rehabilitation, but instead they just locked me away. I didn't learn how...
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7. The Forgotten Victim
A person's comment:
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"That's her there! Her hubby's inside!"
"How can she stand by him?" a neighbor cried!Featured Shared StoryBoth my husband and I have done a lot of time, and being apart it so hard. There is no rehabilitation in the system, and sometimes people make mistakes, but that does not mean you turn your...
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8. Daddy, You're In Jail
Daddy, you're in jail so far, far away,
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and it hurts me almost every day.
I knew when I was there
it was coming to an end.Featured Shared StoryThe last time I saw my dad was July 23, 2015. My dad is currently in jail right now. My dad was in jail for eight years before. He got out when I was in second grade. The reason he went to...
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9. End Of A Journey
The end of your journey is now in sight,
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And from the darkness you can now see light.
I know it's been tough, but I'm hoping you know,
From that hard bitter lesson, "You reap what you sow".Featured Shared StoryI was very touched. My son is also in prison for a stupid incident because of his ex-wife of 20 years and his best friend. He is nearing time for parole. He has nearly spent 4 years of an...
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10. Daddy's Gone
How do you sit down and talk to your son
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and tell him that his Daddy has gone?
It's easier explaining the meaning of death
and why people die and draw their last breath.Featured Shared StoryI lost my parents 26 days apart back in February and March of 2013. I think of them both 5, 10, 50 times a day still. I want them back as well, so I know what you are going through. I feel...
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11. Missing A Friend When I'm Locked Up
Another month has come,
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But you're still so far away.
You're always in my heart
Each and every day.Featured Shared StoryThis how I feel about my BFF who moved far away and I haven't seen her for a long time, I really miss her!
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12. The Window
There you are
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On the other side of the window
You look sad and scared
Wondering where your son is about to goFeatured Shared StoryI know how that feeling feels with y'all's son locked up, I also have a son who is waiting for his sentencing at this moment. He has been in county jail going on 5 years waiting for his...
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13. Night Falls
Night falls and morning comes and still no sign of you
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I wonder what you're doing and wished I were there with you
I think about you every dayFeatured Shared StoryWow this site and all the comments have really made me feel less alone, my fiancée and I are at beginning of his 2 year sentence and everyone is so right it takes more strength and commitment...
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14. The Bars Between Us
The bars between us keep us apart.
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The bars between us can't keep you out of my heart.
The bars between us create hugs we have to keep.
The bars between us make me weak.Featured Shared StoryThese poem has really helped me get though my days AND nights while my husband's gone and I'm trying to play the single mommy of 4 role alone....
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15. Tearing Down The Walls
When I met you, it was like I had known you for years.
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After I married you life was days full of never ending tears.
The first time you went away I stood strong by your side.
The second time you left me I just wanted to curl up and die.Featured Shared StoryI totally agree with you. I, along with my fiance, were arrested due to something that happened because of our addiction. This was my first time with a charge involving drugs but not his. He...
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16. Dear Santa
Me and Mum would always write
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dear Santa Claus a note,
but this year Mum won't be around
so this is what I wrote:...Featured Shared StoryWhile reading this, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Only 1 difference-since Santa can't bring my husband home, I have asked that he take me to heaven to be with him! Even though distance...
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17. The Cell
Come in and take a seat, at long last we get to meet.
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I know that you are here for committing a crime, so let's you and me do some time.
...Featured Shared StoryMy son has been sentenced to life for a crime he didn't do. Yes, I know you've heard this, but it's actually true. I've heard this from every attorney, the innocence project, everyone that...
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18. Prison
I got 10 months left in this Penitentiary
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Being without you makes it feel like a century
I'm stuck in here for the crime I did
I hate myself for missing the birth of our kid...Featured Shared StoryThis promise is beautiful. My boyfriend got locked up shortly after finding out I was pregnant. We just found out last Monday that it's a boy. His first plea was 12 years. I'm terrified...and...
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19. Only Memories
As I lay here in the dark, between these prison walls
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I would think about you, and my tears would fall
You were the sun that shines, an encouraging thought...Featured Shared StoryI understand this completely. Unfortunately my husband has been incarcerated for the past 21 months. His mother passed away 30 days to the day of him being incarcerated and his father...
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20. Thinking About Mother
Within these walls this prison
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My mind and thoughts run free.
I think of mom and days gone by
And of what she meant to me.Featured Shared StoryMommy's away. It's been 4 years since I've seen you or even touched you. I miss you, but at the same time I'm scared to see you for fear that I'll get attached and know deep down Mommy didn't...
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